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How to Open Multiple Links With FireFox

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By Phil Gwinn
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Screen Shot Of Snaplinks in Action
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When you finish this article you will be able to quickly and easily open more than one link in separate tabs with a flick of the wrist and a click of the mouse. This will increase your internet browser usefulness tremendously.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Mozilla FireFox internet browser
  • Snaplinks Extension.
  1. Step 1

    Download Firefox If you have not already done so. It is more secure than IExx, runs faster, and there are far more functional extensions. In short, it is a better internet browser and is open source to boot. You can download it from the first link at the bottom of this article.

    Also, to view the screen shot at full size, click on it then right click it. Select View Image. When you are finished use the back button on your internet browser to return to the article.

  2. Step 2

    You will need to add extensions to it (Firefox) for additional functionality. One such extension is called Snaplinks. You can download it from the second link at the bottom of this article.

    To install Snaplinks you click the "download now" button and follow the directions

  3. Step 3

    Restart Firefox, go to your favorite social networking page. Using the mouse, place the cursor at a corner of the page. Click and hold the right mouse button down. Now draw a box by dragging the cursor at a diagonal. When you let go of the button, every link inside the box will open in a new tab.

Tips & Warnings
  • I use this on my eHow profile page to open five or six friends pages at once, then I can quickly read the latest things they have written.
  • It is also handy when you do a Google search and you want to figure out which link is for you.
  • Depending on your computer, opening too many links in your internet browser may slow it down. In my case five or six is about the right number. Your results may vary.

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robinc said

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on 2/25/2009 This is great info! I love Firefox.

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on 2/12/2009 thanks for showing us how to open multiple links! 5!

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on 2/12/2009 thanks for showing us how to open multiple links! 5!

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on 2/12/2009 thanks for showing us how to open multiple links! 5!

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on 2/7/2009 Well I just downloaded Firefox. Thanks.

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